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Some 200,000 residents turned 18 since the last sheriff's election, and this year alone the groups say more than 150,000 Hispanics have registered to vote — nearly twice the sheriff's 80,000-vote margin of victory in the last election.

The University of North Carolina's Carolina Population Center ran estimates in November, based on 2014 Census Bureau data and four different population projections, and said Virginia, North Carolina, Florida and Texas are the most likely gainers, with Texas gaining two seats.